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UNICEF warns against water supply collapse within a month in Lebanon

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23-07-2021 | 06:25

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UNICEF warns against water supply collapse within a month in Lebanon

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The UNICEF warned on Friday that the mains of the water supply in Lebanon is “at risk of collapse because of the ongoing economic crisis.”

The fund added that the shortages and currency crunch in Lebanon could lead to a collapse of the mains water supply in Lebanon within a month
"More than four million people, including one million refugees, are at immediate risk of losing access to safe water in Lebanon," the UNICEF stressed.

The UN agency said that maintenance costs incurred in US dollars, funding shortages and the parallel collapse of the power grid were rapidly destroying the water sector.

"UNICEF estimates that most water pumping will gradually cease across the country in the next four to six weeks," it said.

"A loss of access to the public water supply could force households to make extremely difficult decisions regarding their basic water, sanitation and hygiene needs," UNICEF Representative in Lebanon Yukie Mokuo said.

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